Box-lid fastener.



ifo. 744,138'.

UNITED STATES Patented ovem'ber 17, 190g;

PATENT `OFFICE.

BOX-LID FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,138, dated. November 17, 1903.

Application filed September Z0, 1902. Serial No. 124,243. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and Stateof Georgia, have invented a new and useful Box-Lid Fastener, of which the following is a specication.

This invention is an attachment for boxes by means of which the top can be securely fastened to the body of the box; and the object is to provide an attachment which can be connected to any of the boxes nowvin use and which can be quickly and easily manipulated for the purpose of fastening and uufastening the top, as desired.

Another object is to provide a fastening which shall also act as a brace to prevent the end or side of the box being pushed in, and another object of the invention is to provide means for attaching a card or label to the top of the box, and with these various objects in view the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this speciiication, Figure l is aperspective view of a box provided with my improved fastener, the box being closed and the fastener applied for the purpose of securing the lid or cover of the box to the body thereof. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view illustrating the lid or cover removed, a part of said lid being broken i away to disclose the manner of connecting the fastening-cord to the said lid orI cover. Figs. 3 and 6 show details in perspective. Figs. 4E and 5 show details in section.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the box, andB the top or cover thereof.

tially rectangular in shape; but it will of course be understood that said box may be round, oval, or any other shape desired. The top or lidvof the box has a cord C con' nected thereto at each end or at each side, said cord being preferably elastic, the ends of said cord being passed through eyelets C and knotted upon the inside of the lid or cover, as shown at O2. The box is provided with a hook member D at each end or side,V said hook member projecting downwardly and under which the cord C is fastened or hooked, as most clearly shown in Fig. 1. This hook is preferably made of metal bent In the Y drawings l have shown the box as substancentrally .upon itself, as shown at D', passed through the box from the outer side, the ends being separated, as shown at D2 in Fig. 4, thereby securely connecting the hook to the box. In practice I prefer to have the cord O passed through guide eyes or loops E, which are connected to the top or lid of the box in line with the ends of the cord, as clearly shown, and by this arrangement a more direct pull is placed upon the hook. An elastic cord F is also connected tothe top of the lid, the ends being passed through from the upper sides and knotted, and metallic guide-eyes G are also employed to hold the said elastic cord F in its proper position. can be inserted beneath this elastic cord or the said cord can be employed for lifting the box when the lid or cover is connected to the box, as shown in Fig. Vl. In order to fasten the lid or cover, it is only necessary to pull the elastic cord down until it engages the hook and both ends or sides can be fastened simultaneously. Vhenever it is desired to obtain access to the box, it is only necessary to dsengageone of the cords from the hook and lift the lid or cover.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A box-lid fastener comprising hook members secured upon the exterior of the box, eyes secured on the exterior of the lid, said eyes being spaced apart in pairs, an elastic cord passed through each pair of eyes having its ends knotted on the interior of the box, the central portion of 'each cord, intermediate the eyes, being adapted Yto engage one ofthe hook members.

2. A box-lid fastener comprising hook members secured centrally on the exterior of opposite sides of the box; eyes secured on opposite depending side portions of the lid, each eye being adjacent an end of the side, elastic cords passing through said eyes and through the lid at a point adjacent the eyes, the free ends of said cords being secured to the inner sides of the lid, and the central portion of the cords midway the eyes engaging the hook members.

CHARLES WESLEY WALTERS.

Witnesses:

W. S. SANesroN, Jon L. Ariens.

A card or label IOC 

